Researchers at the Minnesota Medical School have discovered that Extra Virgin Olive Oil can extend your life by activating an anti-aging pathway in your body. This may be the key reason the Mediterranean diet works so well in life extension and reduction of diseases. Two of the five "Blue Zones" where people live the longest are located in the Mediterranean, where Olive Oil is a staple of the diet. Olive Oil is as effective if not more so than Resveratrol, which is found in red grapes. For Olive Oil to be effective, it must be: * Organic Extra Virgin * Unheated (heating destroys the properties) * Combined with Exercise and Fasting -or- Calorie Restriction Read about it here: https://easyhealthoptions.com/move-over-resveratrol-olive-oil-fights-aging-better/ Read specifics about how Olive Oil actives autophagy and the anti-aging AMPK pathway here: https://lifespa.com/olive-oil-autophagy-longevity/ . *Importance of Exercise and Calorie Restriction* Olive Oil, like other fats, gets stored in microscopic lipid droplets in your body. When the fat is broken down during exercising or fasting, these healthy fats get activated. So the only way to achieve maximum benefit of consuming Olive Oil is in conjunction with exercise and calorie restriction. . *Olive Oil Anti-Cancer Properties* Olive oil is also an effective cancer preventative and can be an effective means to target and kill drug resistant cancer stem cells. Read about it here: https://mayoclinic.pure.elsevier.com/en/publications/extra-virgin-olive-oil-contains-a-metabolo-epigenetic-inhibitor-o